List of BJJ related injuries after about 3 months of training:
Hyper-extended thumb: left and right (each once, different times)
Shoulder dislocation (mild)
Strained right knee (mild-severe)
Left wrist sprain/possible fracture (mild-severe)
When I first started I had these weird pains throughout both my arms and shoulders. Not muscle pains, but more of a bone ache. I equated it to the teacher that it felt like my muscles were working so hard that they were going to actually break my bones. Felt a lot like growing pains. Perhaps bone density was increasing like muy thai shin strikes, I have no idea.
Currently have a possible broken left thumb. Popped it really loud while bracing both my body weight and my opponents body weight during rolling/sparring. Last class I accidentally headbutted a person, struck another with a flailing extremity and got elbowed in the forehead. Felt bad about the headbutt and sparred about 90 percent after that. I wouldn't change any of that for the world, though. The adrenaline rush is too addictive.
There are some people that don't even remember the last time they got injured from physical activity. That is depressing. I view my injuries as badges of courage or honor. Something that proves to myself I'm still pushing hard in life. And I've decided to continue to train through any injury. It's just what everybody in class does. Besides just ask any MMA fighter: they're injured 75 percent of the time anyways, through training and fights. They just push through them.
